The [BILL] The Pacificum Orientale Awards Act - The East Pacific - Tapatalk was proposed by Magister Sokala and seconded by Magister SirShadow.
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE MAGISTERIUM OF THE EAST PACIFIC
SECTION I. SHORT TITLE
…1.1- This act shall be known and cited as ”The Pacificum Orientale Awards Act”.
SECTION II. DEFINITIONS
…2.1- For the purposes of this act, the following are defined as:
……2.1.1- “Ribbon”- A small designed image not subceeding or exceeding the pixel dimensions of 106 pixels by 29 pixels.
……2.1.2- “Medal”- An award granted alongside a ribbon as an alternative to the ribbon itself.
……2.1.3- “Honor”- Any award, order, or function instituted by this Act to honor a nation for their dedication to the East Pacific.
SECTION III. INSTITUTION OF AWARDS
…3.1- The Order of the Golden Ocelot shall be the highest civilian award to be given within the East Pacific.
…3.2- The Order must be given only to those who hold the following traits:
……3.2.1- The recipient must have had a long-lasting impact upon the East Pacific.
……3.2.2- The recipient’s impacts must be consistent with the values of the East Pacific.
……3.2.3- The recipient must have served the East Pacific with distinction and honor.
…3.3- All who were awarded the Order from Delegates Ramaeus and Aelitia shall have their membership in the Order, and its subsequent awards, validated. They shall remain part of the Order unless removed per this Act.
…3.4- The Rookie Award shall be dictated as a civilian award given to outstanding new nations within the East Pacific.
…3.5- The Award must be given only to those who hold the following traits:
……3.5.1- The recipient has played NationStates for less than a year.
……3.5.2- The recipient’s actions have impacted the East Pacific despite being a new nation.
……3.5.3- The recipient’s impacts were consistent with the values of the East Pacific.
SECTION IV. MEDALS AND RIBBONS
…4.1- The Order of the Golden Ocelot medal’s design shall consist of the same design of the medal awarded by Delegate Ramaeus by Executive Order instated on August 19th, 2015.
……4.1.1- Its ribbon shall consist of the same design as the ribbon awarded by Delegate Aelitia by Executive Order instated on January 20th, 2017.
…4.2- The Executive shall design a ribbon for the Rookie Award and present it to the Magisterium for approval. The Magisterium must then approve the design by a majority vote.
……4.2.1- The Rookie Award ribbon can be repealed by a majority vote by the Magisterium.
SECTION V. AWARD PROCESSES
…5.1- Any honor instituted by this Act may be awarded in two ways:
……5.1.1- The Magisterium may award the honor to any nation that qualifies for the honor with a 3/4 majority vote in favor of awarding the honor.
……5.1.2- The Delegate may award the honor to any nation that qualifies for the honor.
……5.1.3- The honor must be awarded publicly in a forum thread.
……5.1.4- Upon receiving an honor, a nation shall receive all ribbons, medals, and functions associated with that honor. Additionally, should the honor be membership of an Order, said nation shall be inducted into said Order.
…5.2- The Magisterium may, by 3/4 vote, remove from any person any honor given under this Act.
……5.2.1- The Delegate may not award the relevant honor to those who had it removed.
……5.2.2- Those who had their honor removed shall no longer be considered a recipient of the honor nor its endowments.
SECTION VI. RECORDS
…6.1- The Executive shall create a forum thread for each individual honor instituted by this Act.
…6.2- All those who have been awarded shall be recorded in their honor’s respective forum thread. All honor threads shall be pinned in the Plaza sub-forum and kept updated by the Delegate, or an appointed official thereof.
…6.3- The information recorded for each inductee shall include the year they were awarded, who awarded them, and the reason(s) insofar provided for their induction.
…6.4- All repeals of an honor will be recorded in its respective forum thread established in Section 6.1.
…6.5 - The information recorded for each repeal shall include the date that the honor was removed from the recipient and the reason why the honor was removed.
SECTION VII. AWARD FRAUD
…7.1- Anyone who wears or utilizes the medal, ribbon, or other benefit of an honor in a method indicating that they had received such an honor, despite not actually having received said honor OR having had that honor removed from them per this Act, shall be guilty of Award Fraud.
…7.1.1- Anyone who had their honor removed shall have one week to remove the medal, ribbon, or other benefits from relevant areas before they are found guilty of Award Fraud.
…7.2- The Conclave may give any individual, who it finds guilty of committing Award Fraud one or more of the following sentences:
…7.2.1- Mark them as ineligible to receive for any honor, per this Act, for a maximum period of one year. This shall not apply to any honors an individual already possesses.
…7.2.2- A two month maximum ban for a first offense.
…7.2.3- A six month maximum ban for a second offense.
SECTION VIII. ENACTMENT
…8.1- Upon Enactment of this bill, the Order of the Golden Ocelot Act is repealed.
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This bill requires a normal majority to pass.
Voting begins on 11th February 2021 at 06:50 UTC and will last a period of 168 hours. It will end on 18th February 2021, 06: 50 UTC.
Voting Choices:
- Vote AYE or FOR if you are in favor.
- Vote NAY or AGAINST if you are against.
- Vote ABSTAIN or PRESENT if you cannot make a decision in good conscience.
It is required that you supply your nation residing in the East Pacific and your World Assembly status, if applicable. If you are currently an active member of EPSA then you are exempt from this rule.
Active Magisters (21):
AC5230 [Deputy Provost]
Aggie
Algerstonia
A mean old man
Bachtendekuppen
Brotherlandprez1 [Deputy Provost]
Catiania
Dabeez
Dylan [Provost]
GioSivo
Gorundu
Heaveria
Mangegneithe
McStooley
Nociav
Philville2 [Deputy Provost]
Sammy23 [Deputy Provost]
SirShadow
Sokala
TechTag
vw53a
Suspended Magisters (1):
Sycona [began 18th November 2020]
Scheduled LOA or LOD (1):
Tuva [began 24th September 2020]